August 3, 2009


Church and Society

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Word from Winkler — Flip-flopping on war
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society
Sex and the Church — Safe haven for strippers
By the Rev. Sharon Amos

Oasis House in Dayton, Ohio, sits among sexually oriented businesses whose employees its ministries are intended to assist.

 Talk-show falsehoods
Hysteria masks value of ‘Page 425’
By the Rev. Jackson Day

Distortions spread by talk shows and Internet blogs threaten a health-care reform provision that could help families through end-of-life stresses.

 Justice sought in Philippines
Demonstration at White House

United Methodists rallied to halt human rights abuses on two fronts half a world apart.

 Asylum for battered women
New approach applauded
 By Linda Bloom

Obama administration brief filed in asylum case signals change in policy.

 Alcoholism
‘Huge problem in Cambodia’
 By Katherine Parker

Missionary describes efforts to mobilize church in Southeast Asian country.

 In pursuit of relevance
Uncovering faith community’s core values
 By Megan Ernst

Young adult describes what ‘clicked' with her as she searched for a church.

 City on a hill
A reflection on Psalm 48:12-14
 By the Rev. Jim Wilson
Green Revolution
Coming Together to Care for Creation

Book calls for collective power of current generation to tackle environmental problems.

 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference
‘People of Faith Building Partnerships for Peace’

Christian, Islamic and Jewish speakers will address common heritage for peace building.

 Abolishing Poverty in Appalachia
Sept. 11, 12 in Kingsport, Tenn.

Conference will equip participants to engage in ministries with the poor.

 4th ‘Change the World’ conference
Oct. 22-23 at Ginghamsburg

Focus will be on ministering to the poor by taking church into the world.

 On imagination
‘The greatest asset of a religious person is imagination, and the greatest shortcoming of most churches is a failure of imagination.’
 —The Rev. Pat Shipley (Virginia)
August 3, 2009
Word from Winkler — Flip-flopping on war

Sex and the Church — Safe haven for strippers

Talk-show falsehoods

Justice sought in Philippines

Asylum for battered women

Alcoholism

In pursuit of relevance

City on a hill

Green Revolution

Lake Junaluska Peace Conference

Abolishing Poverty in Appalachia

4th ‘Change the World’ conference

On imagination

The United Methodist Church — General Board of Church and Society
100 Maryland Avenue, Washington, DC 20002 — (202) 488.5600

 

 

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